True crime stories & great mysteries
Mystery & True Crime Stories is a website about the most puzzling mysteries of the past, as well as controversial theories. Here you'll find the most puzzling crime mysteries, the greatest mysteries of history, some of the interesting controversial theories and unexplained phenomena. Of course, some of them might be hoaxes, some of them might have a trivial explanation, but it is always a fun to stumble upon a puzzle or mystery that still needs to be solved.
True crime stories
D.B. Cooper
On November 24, 1971, a very unusual crime took place - on board of a passenger plane, an unknown man demanded ransom and two parachutes, and otherwise he will detonate the bomb in his briefcase...
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine or Lost Dutchman’s Mine is a legendary rich gold mine hidden somewhere in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. Although the exact location is not even roughly known...
Black Dahlia Murder
The famous and still unsolved murder that took place in California - a young woman, aspiring to be an actress, was found dead on the empty lot in Los Angeles.
Great mysteries
Amityville horror house
An average house at the end of the road in Amityville proved to be a crime scene, where the whole DeFeo family was killed. Years later, the new inhabitants of the house had to ask for...
Glenn Miller disappearance
Glenn Miller was one of the most recognizable band leaders in the swing era, his music is still admired today. At the peak of his career, he decided to join the World War 2 effort and...
Bigfoot sightings
Bigfoot is an ape-like creature that supposedly lives in the forests in different regions of the United States. The story of Bigfoot is in many points similar to the yeti.
Mary Celeste
In 1872, in the middle of the Atlantic, the ship Marie Celeste was found abandoned by the crew. The ship was undamaged, there were no signs of any kind of violence on board, and the...
Controversial theories
Smolensk air crash
During a trip to annual ceremonies marking the anniversary of the Katyn Massacre (when during the World War II over 20,000 Polish officers, previously kept captive, were killed by NKVD...
Moon landing conspiracy
After Apollo 11 was shown landing on the Moon on July 20th 1969 as the first manned mission, instantly the conspiracy theories popped up that it was just a staged show for the public and Russians.
Pearl Harbor attack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor dragged the United States into the World War 2. It was the last straw that left Americans no choice but to join the Allies and declare war on Japan. At least...
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
On September 1, 1983 Boeing 747 suddenly flew into Soviet Union airspace over Kamtchatka Peninsula. It was Korean Air Lines Flight 007 and soon Soviet fighters were sent to intercept the intruder...
Unexplained phenomena
Beast of Gevaudan
Wolf-like creature (or creatures) that terrorized the French province of Gevaudan in the 18th century. Over 100 people were killed by the Beast of Gevaudan, but still, we have no idea...
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a region in the Northern Atlantic between the eastern coast of the United States and the Bermuda Islands, where some unexplained events took place since the 15th century...
High Rock event
In June 1966, four boys went to the top of High Rock (Wysoki Kamien) in Poland, where they wanted to see if the rumours of this place being haunted were truth. What happened to them...
UFO sightings
When we talk about UFO, we often forget that UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object, which not necessarily means that those objects have to be made by humans or aliens - they just...
Crime and mystery movies
The Name of the Rose 1986
When monks in a 14th century abbey die in mysterious ways, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville tries to uncover the truth behind it.
I as in Icarus 1979
A fictitious story, strangely resembling the investigation of the JFK assassination. And for a very good reason.
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
Eccentric millionaire gets involved in the perfect crime plot just for the thrill of it.
Man from Reno 2014
Japanese female author arrives to San Francisco and starts to date a mysterious man from Reno. When he disappears she thinks she is followed.